American Airlines wants to expand its trans-Pacific network to China with nonstop daily service from Los Angeles to Beijing.
Still subject to approval, it will put American in direct competition for slots at Beijing with rival Delta Air Lines which announced a similar service just weeks ago.
Like Delta, American Airlines plans to start flying the route on December 16.
"This new route would solidify Los Angeles as American’s West Coast gateway to Asia, and it would be our only Beijing access from the western United States, creating new connections to one of Asia’s major business and leisure destinations," American’s chief marketing officer Andrew Nocella said in a statement.
American currently flies to Beijing from its Dallas/Fort Worth hub and from Chicago O’Hare Airport.
